Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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The SETX high School bass fishing championship hosted on Rayburn this past weekend marked the end of another very successful year for Orange County high school bass fishing teams.The Orange County youngsters captured four of the eleven top spots in the chase for angler of the year. Justin James and Spencer Brister representing LCM led the area contingent with a fifth place overall finish.Hunter Belanger and Jake Carlin of Bridge City finished eighth followed by the Orangefield team of Tyler Shearin and Kameryn Harrison with...
Pictured left to right: Scot Shaffer, Principal Zach Quinn, Logan Risinger, and Lynn Risinger The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that the May Student of the Month for Orangefield High School is Logan Risinger. Logan is the son of Ron and Lynn Risinger. Logan’s awards and honors include: - Graduating in top 10% of class - District Champion in Golf - Golf Regional Qualifier - Golf State Qualifier - TX UIL Academic All State in Basketball Logan’s clu...
Pictured Left to Right: Beth Arnold, Assistant Principal Grady Welborn, Jerry Wiegreffe, Hannah Wiegreffe, Christi Wiegreffe, and Counselor Allisha Bonneaux The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce is delighted to announce that the May Student of the Month for Bridge City High School is Hannah Wiegreffe. Hannah was presented her certificate and gift bag by Board Member / Ambassador, Beth Arnold, VP of Marketing and Staff Development for Wellspring Credit Union, at the May...
It has been quite a year so far. Several decisions made in 2019 have been questioned, voted on again or just overturned. Most have happened in Washington politics that have cost taxpayers plenty of money, but one occurred Saturday afternoon that cost millions of horse racing bettors millions of dollars. What I’m referring to is the disqualification of the apparent winning of the 145th Kentucky Derby by Maximum Security, who crossed the finish line first but was knocked down to 17th place by the stewards at Churchill Downs, th...
Pictured left to right: Rani Dillow, Lucy Fields, Eric Andrus, Stephanie Roberts, Tiffany Jones, David Rutledge, Brad Jones, Jayshawn, Currie Jones, baby Kay, Chloe Jones, Christy Khoury, and B. J. Hanneman. The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce held its annual Mother of the Year Contest and received several nominations, all of which were for very deserving mothers. After careful consideration by the Mother of the Year Committee, Mrs. Tiffany Jones was awarded the honor....
The BCISD Athletic Awards Banquet was held Monday, May 6 and many athletes were honored with awards in each sporting event. Cace Skinner and Rylee Oceguera received the Cardinal Athlete of the Year award last night. Pictured here with Athletic Director Jamie DeShazo. Picture courtesy of Chris Slaughter Female Cardinal Athlete of the Year ~ RYLEE OCEGUERA Male Cardinal Athlete of the Year ~ CACE SKINNER Carissa Slaughter and Gavin Green were honored with receiving the Cardinal...
Heinie Dell “H. D.” Pate, 79, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on May 6, 2019, at his home in Bridge City. Born in Quail, Texas, on November 22, 1939, he was the son of William L. Pate and Eloise (Robinson) Pate. H. D. proudly served his country in the U. S. Army. In his early years, he played football for his high school in Austin and later played for the University of Texas at Arlington. He then went on to attend South Texas School of Law where he graduated with a law deg...
Dave Rogers For The Record Heinie Dell “H.D.” Pate helped put Bridge City on the map in 1970, preparing the lawsuit that led to the incorporation of the city. The first lawyer to hang a shingle in Bridge City also prepared the new city’s first charter; the South Texas College of Law grad served 34 years (1970-2004) as Bridge City’s first city attorney. He was in the spotlight a lot in the late 20th century. He was president of the Bridge City Chamber of Commerce, preside...
Photo: 2-year-old triplets Isabella, Melanie and Michelle Pulgaron help their brother Leo, 4, feed a lamb in the petting zoo at Depot Day at the Orange Train Depot Saturday, May 5. RECORD PHOTO: Dave Rogers Dave Rogers For The Record Hundreds rallied around a city landmark last weekend to celebrate the third sure-to-be-annual Depot Day at the Orange 1902 Train Depot. The theme was “Talent Under The Big Tent” and there was plenty of entertainment both under and outside a roo...
HONORING ALL MOTHERS This coming Sunday, May 12, is the day we honor and remember all mothers, past and present. None of us would be here without our mothers. Mom is special in so many ways, but most of all when everyone else has given up on you, Mom is the one person who will always be there for you. As unhappy as she might become with us, she will never give up on you. A mother’s love is unconditional, her heart may get broken but she will wrap her arms around you, she may have a tear in her eye but she’ll have a for...
Cutline: Orange Fire Chief David Frenzel has seen many positive changes since he joined the department in 1969. Dave Rogers For The Record “Leather Lungs” used to be a point of pride among firefighters. Those were the ones who, through years of fighting fires, had hardened their lungs to the point of withstanding exposure to nasty smoke. But on-the-job training, deaths while trying to ride to fires and wooden buildings that burned up in the blink of an eye also used to be the...
Dave Rogers For The Record The incumbent Orange City Council members forced last weekend into a run-off election set for June 15 are upset about their messaging. “It would have been better if I’d just have won,” Place 6 council member Bill Mello said when asked his reaction to being forced into a runoff by Caroline Mazzola Hennigan, a special education coordinator for Little Cypress-Mauriceville schools. “It’s very disappointing because the citizens have got to get involved,” District 4 council member Annette Pernell said, lo...
Who’s got the best crawfish? We wanna see who can boil the best crawfish, so sign up now to show off your crawfish boiling skills. Join us on Saturday, May 18th at Peggy’s Place aka Peggy’s on the Bayou. You can sign up your business, organization, non-profit or as an individual to enter the cook off. The public is invited to come taste and vote on the best tasting crawfish. It will be free to the public to taste and vote. Prizes will be awarded to First, Second and Third...
